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Neighbors' hearts open to aid single dad after Weeki Wachee home burns
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 Caleb Little, 2, hugs his dad, Jeremy, 31, by the charred remains of their home. WEEKI WACHEE — Jeremy Little awoke Friday morning...
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Lifelong Pasco cowboy Jim Mitchell dies at 89
By Bill Stevens, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 TRINITY — Jim Mitchell inspired comparisons to Ben Cartwright, tall and rugged in the saddle, strong and straightforward — a cowboy whose...
View ArticleThree-vehicle crash shuts down stretch of Seminole Boulevard
Times Staff Friday, December 17, 2010 LARGO — One person was sent to the hospital Friday evening after a three-vehicle crash that shut down part of Seminole Boulevard, emergency officials said. It...
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Dentist's dream to reforest state with hard pines takes root
By Theodora Aggeles, Times Correspondent Friday, December 17, 2010 Charlie Mitchell gets free longleaf pine seedlings to plant while visiting Dunedin’s Green Market Friday. The seedlings are courtesy...
View ArticleHillsborough County suspends two employees in book-buying investigation
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 TAMPA — Two Hillsborough County Head Start supervisors are facing possible termination after being accused of purchasing books written by...
View Article'Phantom person' behind offensive school Facebook page still unknown
By Kameel Stanley and Richard Martin, Times Staff Writers Friday, December 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas school officials said on Friday they were no closer to figuring out who is behind an...
View ArticleNew technology leads police to car theft arrest
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 CLEARWATERNew technology leads police to car theft arrestPolice said Friday that they have nabbed their first alleged car thief using a new license plate reader...
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Woman adopts baby squirrel, saves it again from a pellet-gun wound
By Eve Hosley-Moore, Times Correspondent Friday, December 17, 2010 Jutta O’Connell, 60, holds Lucky on Wednesday. O’Connell raised the gray squirrel after she found the animal as a baby abandoned near...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg newest police officers take the oath
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — One by one they filed into Courtroom A. Their Class A uniforms immaculate. Pant creases sharp. Shoes shined. Everything...
View ArticleRain to lighten in Tampa Bay before overnight temps drop
By Stephanie Wang, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 Rain sprinkled Tampa Bay Saturday morning, and meteorologists say scattered showers will continue in the area throughout the day.The...
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Worries rise over minimum flow of Chassahowitzka River
By Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Saturday, December 18, 2010 Mickey Newberger, who has fished the Chassahowitzka for 60 years, points out signs of long-term water decline during a trip on the river...
View ArticleThe Week in Words: Dec. 12-18
Times staff Saturday, December 18, 2010 "I'm guilty of being an a------, but not of murder."Neo-Nazi John Ditullio, right, maintaining his innocence in the 2006 stabbing that killed Kristofer King and...
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Kids' Stuff Preschool in Land O'Lakes enjoys tradition of giving
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 Dylan Wood, 4, picks out toys for a needy 3-year-old boy. He and his pals at Kids’ Stuff Preschool raised $1,000 to buy gifts. My 4-year-old...
View ArticleSanta's Angels Project in Pasco still needs toys, clothes
Times staff Saturday, December 18, 2010 COUNTYWIDEToys, clothes still needed for kids and teensThe Santa's Angels Project still needs dozens of toys and clothing items to bring Christmas to needy...
View ArticlePasco minister says colleagues put Satan on his Facebook page and mocked his...
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — In the fall of 2009, Matthew Sherwood decided he wanted to become a Pentecostal minister. He took a demotion from lead...
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Gift of time links young and their elders
By Theodora Aggeles, Times Correspondent Saturday, December 18, 2010 Clockwise from left, Penny Kunse, Jonathan Cisneros, Erin Leonard, Ishan Mandani and Ken Harrison watch as Alba Masterson reacts to...
View ArticlePasco Sheriff White sought lawyers' help with budget appeal
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 Before Pasco Sheriff Bob White let them go, attorneys Mike Randall and Mary Anne Burke weighed in on everything from disciplinary...
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Marchman special needs students work at Calusa Elementary to learn job skills
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 Devon Dowell, 19, of Marchman Technical helps second-grader Jesse Vincent with his lunch as Dowell gets on-the-job training while...
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Dispute puts cleanup of Clearwater's Stevenson Creek on hold
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 18, 2010 “We used to fish out here,” says Bill Basore, 68, who lives on polluted Stevenson Creek in Clearwater. “But now you can’t catch...
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Things to do in Pinellas County for Dec. 19
Times staff Saturday, December 18, 2010 Winter Wonderland in downtown Clearwater. TodayWinter Wonderland: Winter Wonderland is a complete Christmas village with decorated real pine trees, live...
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